Keeping up the Jones’s in the SEC is expensive, to the tune of $154 million. What made me think of this was the story penned by Justin King over at TheBigSpur.com as it entailed how the “facilities future is bright.” Well here is a talley of moeny spent and for what:
ATHLETIC FACILITY PROJECTS:
-Carolina Stadium – $39.83 million
-Farmer’s Market – $30.5 million (includes purchase price of $15 million for land)
-Athletics Village Infrastructure – $16.6 million
-Dodie Academic Center – $12.6 million
-Rice Athletic Center (Ath. Admin.) – $11.7 million
-Softball Stadium – $8 million
-Parking Garage – $7 million
-Video Board and Control Room – $6.5 million
-Tennis Center – $4.48 million
-Williams-Brice Suites – $3.73 million
-Williams-Brice Champions Clubs – $2.2 million
-Williams-Brice Training Room – $2.2 million
-Colonial Life Arena Locker Room – $1.0 million
-Onewood Farm (Equestrian) – $879,000
-Williams-Brice Locker Rooms – $791,530
-Williams-Brice Recruiting Room – $636,000
-Coliseum Locker Room – $515,000
-Swimming and Diving Facility – $495,000
-Williams-Brice Stadium Feasibility Study – $495,000
-Stone Stadium Field – $494,000
-Williams-Brice Crews Weight Room Facility – $462,000
-Williams-Brice Football Lobby – $381,000
-McGuire Club at Colonial Life – $369,000
-Basketball Coaches Offices – $367,000
-Softball Field (drainage, landscaping, etc.) – $360,000
-Colonial Life Area LED scoreboards – $357,000
-Volleyball offices – $340,000
-Stone Stadium Scoreboard – $230,000
-Track Complex Improvements – $241,000
-Williams-Brice Seating – $226,000
-Softball Stadium Scoreboard – $216,000
-Colonial Center Weight Room – $82,000
TOTAL: $154,263,713.
FUTURE ATHLETICS PROJECTS:
Indoor Practice Facility (Football) – $14 million (Awaiting Phase II approval)
Practice Fields (Football) – $3 million
Athletics Performance Center – $15 million (Phase III; 2016 or later)
Track Complex – $8.8 million (Phase III; 2016 or later)
Basketball Practice Facility – TBD (Phase III; 2016 or later).
